.TH PFBTOPS 1 "7 March 2023" "groff 1.22.4"
.SH NAME
pfbtops \- translate Printer Font Binary files to PostScript ASCII
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SY pfbtops
.RI [ pfb-file ]
.YS
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.SY pfbtops
.B \-\-help
.YS
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.SY pfbtops
.B \-v
.SY pfbtops
.B \-\-version
.YS
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I pfbtops
translates a PostScript font in Printer Font Binary (PFB) format to
ASCII, splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
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If
.I pfb-file
is omitted, the PFB file will be read from the standard input.
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The ASCII format PostScript font will be written on the standard output.
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PostScript fonts for MS-DOS are normally supplied in PFB format.
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.LP
The resulting ASCII format PostScript font can be used with groff,
if it is first listed in
.I /usr/\:share/\:groff/\:1.22.4/\:font/\:devps/\:download
and
.IR /usr/\:share/\:groff/\:1.22.4/\:font/\:devpdf/\:download .
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
.B \-\-help
Display a usage message and exit.
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.TP
.B \-v
.TQ
.B \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR grops (1),
.IR gropdf (1)
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